Two Automated Mechanisms to Create Electures and to Videotape Regular Lectures
Many institutes are offering lectures that students may watch online. These lectures vary in type from true multimedia sophisticated documents to eLectures to videotaped regular lectures that may include auto generated closed caption. This paper studies some formats that can be easily composed by instructors. Whether adopting the eLectures format or videotaped lecture format, the paper proposes two automated mechanisms to create such lectures without the intervention of a camera or video mixer operator. The first mechanism depends on the absence of mouse motion events; while the second mechanism depends on the instructors facial and hand detections.
Keywords: Multimedia, eLearning, Open Course Ware, Content Development, Authoring tool
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nael Hirzallah
Dr. Nael Hirzallah has finished his Masters and PhD Degrees from the University of Ottawa, Canada, in 1993 and 1997, respectively. He then worked in the industry in leading software and semiconductor companies in both Canada and USA. He joined Applied Science University in Jordan in 2002 to work as an Assistant Professor in the faculty of IT. In 2007 he was promoted to Associate. He became its Computer Center Director in 2003. For three years starting 2008, he worked as a department chairman and Acting Dean in Fahad Bin Sultan University in Tabuk, KSA. Since 2011, he returned to Applied Science University to assume the position of the Faculty of Information Technology Dean. His research interests are in eLearning, eCommerce, Multimedia and image processing.
Nael Hirzallah
Dr. Nael Hirzallah has finished his Masters and PhD Degrees from the University of Ottawa, Canada, in 1993 and 1997, respectively. He then worked in the industry in leading software and semiconductor companies in both Canada and USA. He joined Applied Science University in Jordan in 2002 to work as an Assistant Professor in the faculty of IT. In 2007 he was promoted to Associate. He became its Computer Center Director in 2003. For three years starting 2008, he worked as a department chairman and Acting Dean in Fahad Bin Sultan University in Tabuk, KSA. Since 2011, he returned to Applied Science University to assume the position of the Faculty of Information Technology Dean. His research interests are in eLearning, eCommerce, Multimedia and image processing.
